The Rolling Stones - Exile On Mainstreet Blues Lyrics

(Jagger/Richards)



Exile on Mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down

Exile on Mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down



[All down the Line]

Mmm heard the diesel drumming all down the line

Mmm heard the wires a-humming all down the line

Oh, yeah heard the women sighing all down the line

Oh, yeah heard the children crying all down the line



All down the line we'll be watching out for trouble, yeah



[Tumbling Dice]

Women think I'm tasty

But they're always trying to waste me

And make me burn the candle right down

But baby, baby I don't need no jewels in my frown

'Cause all you women is low down gamblers

Cheating like I don't know how

But baby there's a fever in the funk house now

This low down bitchings got my poor feet a-itching

Do you know the deuce is still wild

Baby can't stay, you got to roll me

And call me the tumbling dice



[Intro]

Exile on Mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down

Now let it loose, now come on, let it all hang down

Eh round up those people, move them out of town

Gimmie little drink from your loving cup

Now shake your hip mama, keep me all shook up

Feeling so doggone happy like a natural child

Oh help me do the boogie all down the line

Come on Virginia, let's shoot some dice

My sweet black angel, shine a light



[Shine A Light]

Saw you stretched out in room ten o nine

With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye

Couldn't see to get a line on you, my sweet honey love

Berber, jewelry jangling down the street

making bloodshot eyes at every woman that you meet

Come out baby to get a high on you, my sweet honey love



May the good Lord shine a light on you

Make every song you sing your favorite tune

May the good Lord shine a light on you

Warm like the evening sun.

Well you're drunk in the alley baby...



[Happy]

Never kept a dollar past sunset

It always burned a hole in my pants

Never made a school mama happy,

never blew a second chance



I need a love to keep me happy,

I need a love to keep me happy

Baby baby keep me happy,

Baby keep me happy



Always took candy from strangers,

Didn't want to get me no trade

Never want to be like papa,

Working for the boss every night and day



I need a love to keep me happy,

I need a love to keep me happy

Baby baby keep me happy,

Baby baby keep me happy



[Outro]

Exile on Mainstreet, it's a strange street to walk down

Exile on Mainstreet, it's a low down dirty ground.